Mine
Jason Chen Lyrics

You were in college working part time waitin’ tables
You were earning your way through college waiting tables part-time

Left a small town, never looked back
You moved out of a small town and never looked back

I was a flight risk with a fear of fallin’
I was afraid of falling in love and hesitant to commit

Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
Questioning the point of love if it inevitably ends

I say "Can you believe it? As we’re lying on the couch?"
Reflecting on the disbelief of what they have accomplished so far in their relationship while lying on the couch

The moment I can see it. Yes, yes, I can see it now.
Acknowledging that they can see their future together

Do you remember, we were sitting there by the water?
Revisiting a memory of sitting by the water with their significant other

You put your arm around me for the first time.
Reminiscing the moment when their significant other first put their arm around them

You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter.
Their significant other challenged their cautious nature and helped them become more daring

You are the best thing that’s ever been mine.
Acknowledging that their significant other is the best thing that has ever happened to them

Flash forward and we’re taking on the world together,
Celebrating their successes together as a couple

And there’s a drawer of my things at your place.
Confirming that they have taken the step to keep some of their belongings at their significant other's place

You learn my secrets and you figure out why I’m guarded,
Their significant other understands their vulnerabilities and knows why they can be guarded

You say we’ll never make my parents’ mistakes.
Promise to not make the mistakes their parents made in their relationship

But we got bills to pay, we got nothing figured out,
Acknowledging the financial and life uncertainties that come along with their relationship

When it was hard to take, Yes, yes, this is what I thought about.
Reminiscing about being together is what helped them through difficult times

Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
Revisiting a memory of being together by the city lights on the water

You saw me start to believe for the first time
Their significant other saw them begin to trust and believe in love for the first time

Oh, oh, oh
Repeating a chorus with no specific meaning attached

And I remember that fight Two-thirty AM
Recalling a fight that happened in the middle of the night

As everything was slipping right out of our hands
Everything was falling apart in their relationship

I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street
Their significant other chased after them when they ran out crying into the street

Braced myself for the "Goodbye" ‘cause that’s all I’ve ever known
Expecting their partner to say goodbye because breakups are all they've ever experienced

Then you took me by surprise
Their significant other surprised them with something unexpected

You said, "I’ll never leave you alone."
Their significant other promised to never leave them alone

She is the best thing that’s ever been mine.
Reaffirming that their significant other is the best thing that has ever happened to them

Hold on, make it last Hold on, never turn back
Encouraging each other to hold on to their relationship and never look back